June fourth : the Tiananmen protests and Beijing Massacre of 1989 / Jeremy Brown, Simon Fraser University, British Columbia.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brown, Jeremy, 1976- author.

Series:

New approaches to Asian history ; 22.

New approaches to Asian history ; 22

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

History.

China--History--Tiananmen Square Incident, 1989.

China.

China--History--Tiananmen Square Incident, 1989--Influence.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxvi, 266 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2021.

System Details:

text file

PDF

Summary:

The Tiananmen protests and Beijing massacre of 1989 were a major turning point in recent Chinese history. In this new analysis of 1989, Jeremy Brown tells the vivid stories of participants and victims, exploring the nationwide scope of the democracy movement and the brutal crackdown that crushed it. At each critical juncture in the spring of 1989, demonstrators and decision makers agonized over difficult choices and saw how events could have unfolded differently. The alternative paths that participants imagined confirm that bloodshed was neither inevitable nor necessary. Using a wide range of previously untapped sources and examining how ordinary citizens throughout China experienced the crackdown after the massacre, this ambitious social history sheds fresh light on events that continue to reverberate in China to this day.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 09 Apr 2021).

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9781107323728

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.